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the hill, hagel delivers shaky performance. "the national journal" is chuck hagel failing. >> i really regretted the lack of civility and respect for a man who has fought for the nation, been decorated for combat heroism. and who was obviously a thoughtful and insightful person when it comes to many of these issues. >> i've thought about this a lot since yesterday. i want to give the president the benefit of the doubt in who he can bring to his cabinet with him and who can join him in the cabinet. but in this job, at this time, i will be voting no in the committee, and then assuming there's a vote on the floor, i'll be voting no. >> and this hour, outgoing secretary of state hillary clinton will have her final meeting at the white house. john kerry will be officially sworn in as the new head of the state department later this afternoon. >>> want to start, though, with today's january jobs report. that is the big conversation piece this morning. where unemployment ticking back up slightly from december. an increase of .1% from a
the hill, hagel delivers shaky performance. "the national journal" is chuck hagel failing. >> i really regretted the lack of civility and respect for a man who has fought for the nation, been decorated for combat heroism. and who was obviously a thoughtful and insightful person when it comes to many of these issues. >> i've thought about this a lot since yesterday. i want to give the president the benefit of the doubt in who he can bring to his cabinet with him and who can...
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was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong on iraq. were you wrong on iraq? here's the question. none of that is anything that the next secretary of defense is going to deal with. hold on. let's split this into two buckets. there was the totalally out of context questions that won't bear on what the next secretary of defense will do. he seemed unprepared on the questions that quite frankly he knew were coming. >> he had mock hearings. should he go to the president and say, do you still have confidence in me? >> i'm reminded through weeks into his first term of the obama administration. time geithner gives a speech at the treasury department about our banking industry and how to save it. three weeks into the administration. three weeks into his tenure. the market dropped 382 points. two weeks ago, tim geithner walked out of the trea
was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong on iraq. were you wrong on iraq? here's the question. none of that is anything that the next secretary of defense is going to deal with. hold on. let's split this into two buckets. there was the totalally out of context questions that won't bear...
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and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to chuck hagel. after i watched the hearing, i remembered the lyrics to a country song. you mean i shaved my legs for this? you mean we're having this huge fight over this guy who cannot even articulate our policy towards iran? >> robert? >> let's be clear. >> this performance was not good. >> two things. i want to go about something that ana just said. if you turned on cspan and hadn't watched tv in the intervening six years, you would think we had 150,000 troops parked right now in iraq. this next defense secretary is not going to deal with iraq and the surge. this was a vanity thing for john mccain to try to prove to a former friend who disagreed with him that he was right on the surge and that chuck hagel was wrong. >> what should hagel have said? what would you have told him to say? >> i think he said correctly, we're going to let history judge iraq, because frankly chuck hagel could have said, senator mccain, i think i might have been wrong on iraq. were you wrong on iraq? here's the question.
and chuck hagel. and you can not compare the first two to chuck hagel. after i watched the hearing, i remembered the lyrics to a country song. you mean i shaved my legs for this? you mean we're having this huge fight over this guy who cannot even articulate our policy towards iran? >> robert? >> let's be clear. >> this performance was not good. >> two things. i want to go about something that ana just said. if you turned on cspan and hadn't watched tv in the intervening...
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. >> hagel's frenemies. he gets roughed up by his former colleagues in the senate. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology. i should have said recognized instead of legitimate. if i had an opportunity to edit like, it like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meaning. >> will he be weakened even if he is confirmed? and final act, for now at least. it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. >> so these last days have been bittersweet for me. but this opportunity that i have here before you gives me some time to reflect on the distance that weave traveled and to take stock of what we've done and what is left to do. >> and as she leaves the state department this afternoon, john kerry will arrive to be sworn in by justice alina keggen, and nor sentimental sendoff. 30 rock ends its seven-year run with lots of laughs and familiar faces. >> looked like another cold one in the midwest. >> bundle up, everyone. if you can, get hit by a car. >> accordi
. >> hagel's frenemies. he gets roughed up by his former colleagues in the senate. >> i have already stated that i regret the terminology. i should have said recognized instead of legitimate. if i had an opportunity to edit like, it like many things i've said, i would like to go back and change the words and the meaning. >> will he be weakened even if he is confirmed? and final act, for now at least. it's hillary clinton's last day at the state department. >> so these...
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hagel was sworn in at a private ceremony after an unusually tough confirmation fight, which ended in a 58-41 vote. hagel overcame a republican-led filibuster by members of his own party who never forgave his criticism of the iraq war. let me bring in republican strategist and former santorum senior strategist and nbc col n columnist and contributing editor for the hill. good morning. he has to confront a staggering $46 billion in cuts to military spending which are set to begin tomorrow. he's got his work cut out for him. >> he really does. part of the reason the president selected chuck hagel was knowing going forward the defense department would have to undergo cuts anyhow. obviously the sequester makes that a lot tougher process because it is, you know, these cuts are much less strategic obviously than what we would have preferred. he also comes in after having a tough few weeks, a little bloodied i think and some of that was intended not so much to go after hagel but to try to go after the president and, thankfully, they were unsuccessful and hagel will start the job and roll up
hagel was sworn in at a private ceremony after an unusually tough confirmation fight, which ended in a 58-41 vote. hagel overcame a republican-led filibuster by members of his own party who never forgave his criticism of the iraq war. let me bring in republican strategist and former santorum senior strategist and nbc col n columnist and contributing editor for the hill. good morning. he has to confront a staggering $46 billion in cuts to military spending which are set to begin tomorrow. he's...
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can chuck hagel mend fences in the republican party? >> is he technically a republican, but i think we should leave the guy alone, respect the president's decision, and see what committee do. >> leave the dude alone. >> amen. >> amen to that. i don't know. he has a lot on his plate. john brennan is now the strawman for the republican party. they may hold up his nomination. in the end, michael eric dyson, is this obstruction benefitting the republican party? >> not at all. the reality is that they hate who they hate because they hate the guy in charge, so they end up hating the people who are themselves. we've seen the enemy, and it's us, except they don't recognize that they're doing the country a great disservice, and by targeting, you know, hagel and brennan, and you might have legitimate opposition to them, but do it in a way that is above board, not across the board kind of filibustering and the people who are in the cabinet serve at the president's leisure and his pleasure, and we've now set a horrible precedent. >> we have to leav
can chuck hagel mend fences in the republican party? >> is he technically a republican, but i think we should leave the guy alone, respect the president's decision, and see what committee do. >> leave the dude alone. >> amen. >> amen to that. i don't know. he has a lot on his plate. john brennan is now the strawman for the republican party. they may hold up his nomination. in the end, michael eric dyson, is this obstruction benefitting the republican party? >> not...
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>> i very much look forward to having a chance to sit down with chuck hagel, senator hagel, in person and to have him answer some questions, some concerns that i have. and we've had some vigorous discussions amongst the senators on this trip. we have different views about senator hagel. one of the great things about having a chance to travel to places like egypt or mali as a congressional delegation is a chance to see what we have in common, what unites us. we're next going to visit u.s. troops, and i think one of the thing that unites us is ensuring our armed forces, those who work to keep us safe around the world, have the resources and support they deserve. >> i misspoke, because, of course, on the foreign relations committee you have john kerry coming up next, not john hagel who has his confirmation hearing for the 31st in front of armed services. thank you very much and safe travels. thanks for joining us today from cairo. >>> and the white house consultant congress has on task force, congressman, thanks very much for being with us. i know you're a gun owner, avid hunter. how do
>> i very much look forward to having a chance to sit down with chuck hagel, senator hagel, in person and to have him answer some questions, some concerns that i have. and we've had some vigorous discussions amongst the senators on this trip. we have different views about senator hagel. one of the great things about having a chance to travel to places like egypt or mali as a congressional delegation is a chance to see what we have in common, what unites us. we're next going to visit u.s....
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we will lay out the widely expected appointment of chuck hagel. plus patrick kennedy now leading a new campaign against legalizing marijuana. we will tell you why. you are watching msnbc. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. your soups are so awesomely delicious my husband and i can't stop eating 'em! what's...that... on your head? can curlers! tomato basil, potato with bacon... we've got a lot of empty cans. [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. for their annual football trip. that's double miles you can actually use. tragically, their buddy got sacked by blackouts. but it's our tradition! that's roughing the card holder. but with the capital one venture card you get double miles you can actually use. [ cheering ] any flight, anytime. the scoreboard doesn't lie. what's in your wallet? hut! i have me on my fantasy team. >>> this is a total, total disaster in helping most people that we are saying today we are helping them. isn't that wonderful? what is our jobs? we are not doing anybody any favors. that is why we were sent here. try
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chuck hagel goes to afghanistan, his first big overseas mission. it is in the wake of an attack that happened earlier. there is another attack today. we canceled a meeting with karzai because of security fears. karzai is out telling people we canceled for a completely different reason. and karzai has been publicly throwing stones over the past few weeks. at us. and this latest implication that we have somehow provoked these attacks in order to continue our presence there seems really irrational. but also, but also kind of i guess, calculated. to that, our general told reporters in kabul, we fought too hard over the past 12 years. we've shed too much blood over the past 12 years. we've done too much to help the afghan security forces grow over the last 12 years to think that violence and instability would be to our advantage. right. exactly. nonetheless, karzai seems to have always been the devil we know. so we've worked with him, coddled him, given him cover. it seem like despite over the past few week, and ratcheting up the rhetoric, he has accuse
chuck hagel goes to afghanistan, his first big overseas mission. it is in the wake of an attack that happened earlier. there is another attack today. we canceled a meeting with karzai because of security fears. karzai is out telling people we canceled for a completely different reason. and karzai has been publicly throwing stones over the past few weeks. at us. and this latest implication that we have somehow provoked these attacks in order to continue our presence there seems really...
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hagel is being pushed out. what does that tell you about the obama administration's foreign policy and just how this country has changed in the last six years? >> i agree with you, it tells you a great deal with the white house. much more about the white house than anything else, including the congress and we know lots and lots about the congress because of the way they have acted over the last few years. i think that hagel was selected in the first place because he was compliant. i think they thought that he could get easily confirmed. >> that didn't happen. >> i think they were taken aback by that. in actual fact he was selected because he was compliant. i'm not -- like nancy, ike there's a lot of reasons he's not here, guantanamo may be one. he didn't have the temperament to be secretary of defense in an administration where power was 17 rcentralized in the west win. i think anybody who will take the job next will have to not be flattered by being selected or in the alternative saying i'll take this job but
hagel is being pushed out. what does that tell you about the obama administration's foreign policy and just how this country has changed in the last six years? >> i agree with you, it tells you a great deal with the white house. much more about the white house than anything else, including the congress and we know lots and lots about the congress because of the way they have acted over the last few years. i think that hagel was selected in the first place because he was compliant. i think...
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hagel's record is directly contrary. and i'm always skeptical of confirmation day conversions. i understand it's difficult to oppose a president of your own party. chuck schumer has been a terrific defender of the u.s./israeli relationship, but this hagel nomination is very concerning. >> thank you both very much as the debates continue. >>> coming up, we'll break down president obama's leadership challenges over the next four years, both at home and abroad. our political roundtable is here. former senior adviser to president obama david axelrod. host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough. presidential historian doris ke kearns goodwin. nbc's tom brokaw. and our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. plus, chuck todd. all coming up after this short break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by the boeing company. prego?! but i've bought ragu for years. [ thinking ] wonder what other questionable choices i've made? i choose date number 2! whooo! [ sigh of relief ] [ male announcer ] choose taste. choose prego. [ sigh of relief ] tintroducing a revolutionary. it new ma
hagel's record is directly contrary. and i'm always skeptical of confirmation day conversions. i understand it's difficult to oppose a president of your own party. chuck schumer has been a terrific defender of the u.s./israeli relationship, but this hagel nomination is very concerning. >> thank you both very much as the debates continue. >>> coming up, we'll break down president obama's leadership challenges over the next four years, both at home and abroad. our political...
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chuck hagel came out after that report and said we need to recertify every sexual assault counselor and recruiter we had. the army decided that people that they called in positions of trust needed to be looked at as well. those are drill instructors, and other instructors as well. >> the records of at least 35,000 troops have been reviewed, or still under review. do we expect to see more firings like this down the line? >> as i understand it, there are a number of folks still under review. so the army has not completed all of its investigations and doesn't expect to until october. i think we can probably expect to see more people going. >> now, tom, critics argue each branch of the military is enter preting hagel's orders to look at records differently. how do we know the pentagon is adequately addressing the pob? >> the army seemed to go the extra mile. in doing so, they uncovered 55 soldiers who they decided will no longer do those jobs. the other services just had a handful. it was only the navy that had five others. so perhaps there will be a call to do more, and look at those recru
chuck hagel came out after that report and said we need to recertify every sexual assault counselor and recruiter we had. the army decided that people that they called in positions of trust needed to be looked at as well. those are drill instructors, and other instructors as well. >> the records of at least 35,000 troops have been reviewed, or still under review. do we expect to see more firings like this down the line? >> as i understand it, there are a number of folks still under...
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that chuck hagel will be confirmed. he asked at least 1 journalist to introduce him to a former indiana senator. he was invited to the dinner on buzz feed. conan o'brien will headline the correspondent dinner. he hosted back in 1995 when president clinton was in the white house and oj simpson was on trial. let's take a listen to the sample of the performance. >> when i got the invitation i was thrilled that i would be speaking in the same room with the most powerful man in the country. and -- well then i heard that judge eto cancelled. >> the white house correspondents dinner is scheduled for april 27th. coming up, a d.c. game of operator that went wrong this week. we will bring you the details later and barack obama promised transparency in his presidency, did he overplay his hand? you are watching msnbc, the place for politics. ♪ they see me rollin' ♪ they hatin' ♪ patrolling they tryin' to catch me ridin' dirty ♪ ♪ tryin' to catch me ridin' dirty ♪ ♪ tryin' to -- [ woman ] hi there. why do we always hav
that chuck hagel will be confirmed. he asked at least 1 journalist to introduce him to a former indiana senator. he was invited to the dinner on buzz feed. conan o'brien will headline the correspondent dinner. he hosted back in 1995 when president clinton was in the white house and oj simpson was on trial. let's take a listen to the sample of the performance. >> when i got the invitation i was thrilled that i would be speaking in the same room with the most powerful man in the country....
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hagel's record is directly contrary. and i'm always skeptical of confirmation day conversions. i understand it's difficult to oppose a president of your own party. chuck consume schumer has been a terrific defender of the u.s.-israeli relationship. >> thank you both very much as the debates continue. >>> coming up, we'll break down president obama's leadership challenges over the next four years, both at home and abroad. our political roundtable is here. former senior adviser to president obama david axelrod. host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough. historian doris kearns goodwin. nbc's tom brokaw. and our chief foreign correspondent richard engel. plus, chuck todd. all coming up after this short break. >>> "meet the press" is brought to you by the boeing company. what's today's dare? fight dryness. roughness. breakage. all 5 signs of damage with pantene. amazing pro-v formulas fight signs of damage for healthier, stronger, shinier hair. dare to take the pantene 5 signs challenge today. i took the dare. will you? pantene. daily moisture renewal. hair so healthy it shines
hagel's record is directly contrary. and i'm always skeptical of confirmation day conversions. i understand it's difficult to oppose a president of your own party. chuck consume schumer has been a terrific defender of the u.s.-israeli relationship. >> thank you both very much as the debates continue. >>> coming up, we'll break down president obama's leadership challenges over the next four years, both at home and abroad. our political roundtable is here. former senior adviser to...
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the president and many of his cabinet officials, including secretary kerry, defense secretary hagel, had reached out to elements of the egyptian military as well as morsi to try to compel him to seek some sort of last-minute, 11th hour political asylum with his adversaries. it obviously had no effect on morsi, who was unable to act before the military acted. it also is indicative of the fact that the united states at this point in time has very little control over how the military takes matters forward. it has some leverage because we provide so many military systems to the egyptian military. when it comes to the future of egyptian politic, the fact is the allies that the united states ordinarily would have in this equation, the secular opponents of morsi, are angry at the united states. >> stay with us. we want to go from washington back to cairo where we have richard engel. richard, what are you seeing and hearing there now? >> reporter: it took 30 years for egyptians to come into the streets and have this kind of reaction to remove president mubarak. it took only one year for them
the president and many of his cabinet officials, including secretary kerry, defense secretary hagel, had reached out to elements of the egyptian military as well as morsi to try to compel him to seek some sort of last-minute, 11th hour political asylum with his adversaries. it obviously had no effect on morsi, who was unable to act before the military acted. it also is indicative of the fact that the united states at this point in time has very little control over how the military takes matters...
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, and hagel moved swiftly. this confirmation is done other than this one aspect, mika, and that is whether republicans decide to try to filibuster it. >> joe? >> so, ben, you know, we're talking about the political confirmation game right here. we're talking about what chuck hagel is telling senators when he's sitting in their offices or when he's on the phone, but let's talk about political realities. chuck hagel's not going to make a decision over whether we invade iran or not. the same thing goes with israel. hagel supporters should be pleased that a guy that's not a knee-jerk and neoconservative is going to be secretary of defense and that he's going to be showing a lot more restraint because he remains a realist even when he's in that job and he's around the table talking to the president, giving him the options that he has. >> i mean, i think people who like hagel personally should be pleased. people who like the idea that he's someone who can cut defense spending and is willing to do that and has the cre
, and hagel moved swiftly. this confirmation is done other than this one aspect, mika, and that is whether republicans decide to try to filibuster it. >> joe? >> so, ben, you know, we're talking about the political confirmation game right here. we're talking about what chuck hagel is telling senators when he's sitting in their offices or when he's on the phone, but let's talk about political realities. chuck hagel's not going to make a decision over whether we invade iran or not....
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i think we said chuck hagel was here. obviously, he's the secretary of defense for the president. is having his meetings with top advisors we believe. we know they're arriving even as we speak, some of those individuals right now. we are hearing from national security staff at that time that they continue to monitor the situation. obviously, they have over the course of this day and are coordinating as it was described to me the u.s. policy on thetonic. what's so remarkable is the similarities between what's taking place right now. it's almost like a deja vu from just two and a half years ago when at that same time, this administration said to then president hosni mubarak, they were urging him to use restraint and also asking them for the reinforcing the need for these peaceful protests to take place. it's very much the same language we had been hearing from this white house from the conversation that this president had with president morsi just a couple of days ago. we assume we will hear something from the white house at some point this evening. what form that takes we aren't su
i think we said chuck hagel was here. obviously, he's the secretary of defense for the president. is having his meetings with top advisors we believe. we know they're arriving even as we speak, some of those individuals right now. we are hearing from national security staff at that time that they continue to monitor the situation. obviously, they have over the course of this day and are coordinating as it was described to me the u.s. policy on thetonic. what's so remarkable is the similarities...
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chuck hagel, his chief of staff, john brennan was there, eric holder. >> couple of points here. first of all, you read -- of course i agree with you, that's the nut of the statement by the president. but he didn't say -- he said how concerned we are as a country. at the fact of this military coup overthrowing the elected president mohammed morsi. but he doesn't call for the reinstallation, restoration of morsi's regime. he says, basically, called to election, in a way, aren't we saying thanks for doing that, we can't agree with the way you did it but we like the results and all we want is a new election? >> well, perhaps, i think that's a pretty decent way to put it, one of the other points we're browsing through this e-mail we got from the white house a short time ago. he said when the democratic political order that now takes over is put into place, it should include participation from all sides, all political parties, secular and religious, that's referring to the muslim brotherhood among others in the situation, civilian and military, the white house in many ways as we've be
chuck hagel, his chief of staff, john brennan was there, eric holder. >> couple of points here. first of all, you read -- of course i agree with you, that's the nut of the statement by the president. but he didn't say -- he said how concerned we are as a country. at the fact of this military coup overthrowing the elected president mohammed morsi. but he doesn't call for the reinstallation, restoration of morsi's regime. he says, basically, called to election, in a way, aren't we saying...
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this is what happened yesterday on the chuck hagel vote on armed services. when john mccain comes in as a critic and ends up having to defend chuck hagel because of the very sharp attack from ted cruz. let's watch. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination. >> i want to put on the record that this senator feels like that senator cruz has gone over the line. he basically has impugned the patriotism of the nominee. >> senator hagel is an honorable man. he's served his country, and no one on this committee at anytime should impugn his character or his integrity. >> so, chuck todd, ted cruz has made a mark already. this isn't the first instance? >> no, he's not. i've been thinking about this, this new -- if you want to say this is more evidence. but you know, i remember a young rick santorum coming in breaking some traditions. >> boy
this is what happened yesterday on the chuck hagel vote on armed services. when john mccain comes in as a critic and ends up having to defend chuck hagel because of the very sharp attack from ted cruz. let's watch. >> we saw with his nomination something truly extraordinary which is the government of iran formally and publicly praising the nomination of a defense secretary. i would suggest to you that is unprecedented to see a foreign nation like iran publicly celebrating a nomination....
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john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense even though he's been very critical of hagel just in the last couple of weeks. and the person whose side you're on if you're ted cruz is jim inhofe, which is not where you want to be if you want to be a national leader of the republican party. jim inhofe, at the very far right end of the scale from oklahoma. that's not the company you want to keep if you're ted cruz and you want to be a mainstream leader of the republican party. but look, you saw last night, for all of the problems that some of us identify with marco rubio, marco rubio's a guy who is a tea party-backed senator who now is trying to find his way towards being having a broader appeal. you've got a guy like ted cruz, he has a choice to make. and yesterday, and by all indications so far, he has great pedigree. he could do exactly the same thing and go towards the mainstream, but he doesn't seem like he's doing that. it seems like he's laying his cards down to go to the far right and appeal just to the pure hardcore tea partiers, as you just said. >> it's a sad statement about th
john mccain coming to chuck hagel's defense even though he's been very critical of hagel just in the last couple of weeks. and the person whose side you're on if you're ted cruz is jim inhofe, which is not where you want to be if you want to be a national leader of the republican party. jim inhofe, at the very far right end of the scale from oklahoma. that's not the company you want to keep if you're ted cruz and you want to be a mainstream leader of the republican party. but look, you saw last...
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what is the white house expecting with the chuck hagel nom nation hearing? >> reporter: the white house concedes not everything is going to be easy. they acknowledge this is the first confirmation hearing battle really to take place in this sort of super pac era post-citizenships united which means several million dollars are already being spent by groups on both sides. a lot of this money provided by donors, millionaires and billionaires even who have ideological views that are vastly opposed to those of chuck hagel. the white house though is confident he's the right guy for the job and will best carry out the president's positions going forward. >> and a final question, pete, i understand and some republicans will probably be pleased about this, that a self-appointed monarch actually visited the white house today by the name of king james. is that correct? >> reporter: yeah, king james did make it. for a guy who has probably seen about as many cameras as the president given the fact he's as big a star in this world frankly as obama is in many circles, he w
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he's handling the fight over chuck hagel. it looks like hagel, despite the sort of abuse he got yesterday will be confirmed. but then it's also jack lew. we have heard that may be contentious, john brennan. steven chu announced he's stepping down. that's another opening to fill. not to mention susan rice's. at some point how much of a distraction are these fights and how much political capital do they eat up that sort of takes away from some of these policy things we're talking about? >> well, it's always a risk and it's become obviously a bigger deal in recent years and this is one of the reasons why i think rice stepped out of the running there because she didn't want to become a distraction. obviously any post that has to be filled up will eat up a little bit of your capital, but tames there are a lot of issue that is can't be ignored. the sequestration battles and unlike julian, i do kind of think that's a difference between the gun and the immigration battle in that republicans themselves really want this immigration iss
he's handling the fight over chuck hagel. it looks like hagel, despite the sort of abuse he got yesterday will be confirmed. but then it's also jack lew. we have heard that may be contentious, john brennan. steven chu announced he's stepping down. that's another opening to fill. not to mention susan rice's. at some point how much of a distraction are these fights and how much political capital do they eat up that sort of takes away from some of these policy things we're talking about? >>...
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defense secretary chuck hagel is pushing measures that prohibit inappropriate relationships between instructors and troops and calling for better advocacy for victims. right now only the victims can be transferred. with an estimated 26,000 cases of sex is assault in 2012 alone, many lawmakers want investigations handled outside the chain of command to ensure accountability. >>> anthony weiner's free fall shows no sign of slowing down. according to the latest poll lis support cratering when earlier this summer you recall he led the pack. bill de blasio's star is on the rise. now, in the event of a runoff, de blasio leads quinn by seven points. he had doubled his support among african-americans. an ad seeks to highlight his connections within the community. >> i want to tell you a little bit about bill de blasio. he's the only democrat with the guts to the really break from the bloomberg years, the only one who raise taxes on the rich to fund early childhood and after school programs. he's got the boldest plan to build affordable housing and will end a stop and frisk era. bill de blasio will be a
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hagel is the perfect example. remember when pakistan went nuclear against our wishes we cut off aid to their military. we stopped bringing their soldiers to our country for training. >> the press core amendment. >> good one, by the way. good call. we've suffered for that because now the pakistani officer core is very anti-american. this is the best advertisement for keeping those connections with the egyptian military as flawed as that military is. hagel can reach in to those generals and their counterparts in the pentagon can reach over and say, listen, you've got to chill out on x, y, z, you've got to conform to international law regarding how you treat civilians. that's a practical response to a difficult situation. >> many of those foreign military leaders are actually trained in u.s. military -- >> that's the point. there are generals in the egyptian army who are very close to american generals because when they were majors and colonels they were in the same classes at for the benning or wherever. so they hav
hagel is the perfect example. remember when pakistan went nuclear against our wishes we cut off aid to their military. we stopped bringing their soldiers to our country for training. >> the press core amendment. >> good one, by the way. good call. we've suffered for that because now the pakistani officer core is very anti-american. this is the best advertisement for keeping those connections with the egyptian military as flawed as that military is. hagel can reach in to those...
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this is a very important time for chuck hagel. it will reveal a lot about how he has his position to see what influence he has in the administration, what kind of imprint he has on it. >> that's right. >> it's interesting that we're waiting for john kerry's statement now to chuck hagel's statement about a military strike. i wonder with the funding politics, how this will play into the sequestration. they won't provide relief to the defense side of the sequester unless there's a comprehensive solution and that has to include taxes. that's been a politically dicey argument. but they've held the line solidly. how hard is it to keep that up if we're actively fighting a war of some kind? if bombing starts and if assad doesn't back down and we need to escalate and then john boehner says, you know what, it's time to take the sequestration lid off the military so the troops can get the fuel and all that kind of stuff, is the president really going to say, no. we're not going to fund this war unless we raise taxes? that doesn't sound very
this is a very important time for chuck hagel. it will reveal a lot about how he has his position to see what influence he has in the administration, what kind of imprint he has on it. >> that's right. >> it's interesting that we're waiting for john kerry's statement now to chuck hagel's statement about a military strike. i wonder with the funding politics, how this will play into the sequestration. they won't provide relief to the defense side of the sequester unless there's a...
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secretary hagel's been clear about this. this is a serious threat from a serious group of terrorists. and we need to stay mindful of doing what we need to do to protect american citizens at home and abroad. and it's been stated before. we're not going to hold ourselves to geographic boundaries in order to accomplish that job. so without getting into international law, for which i would be illeducated to speak to, i can tell you we'll do what we need to do to protect americans. >> for instance, you have talked about this special operations rescue mission that failed in july. is that considered an act of war when we sent special operators into a country you're not at war with? >> that was a res kai attempt. we only divulged it because we were forced to because of leaks. it was never an intention to talk about it. no, it was not an act of war. it was a rescue attempt of americans that were being held hostage by terrorists. is also would like to push back on this idea it failed. okay, it wasn't successful in terms of we didn't g
secretary hagel's been clear about this. this is a serious threat from a serious group of terrorists. and we need to stay mindful of doing what we need to do to protect american citizens at home and abroad. and it's been stated before. we're not going to hold ourselves to geographic boundaries in order to accomplish that job. so without getting into international law, for which i would be illeducated to speak to, i can tell you we'll do what we need to do to protect americans. >> for...
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you talk about secretary hagel calling every day to no avail. what can we do? there's a lot of criticism over what the administration is doing or maybe not doing. what can we do in your opinion? >> now obama finds himself with limited options but there still are some. we're living in a world where america by itself can't do much. what the obama administration could do is cowelless international action. there's a call for an event to criticize the egyptian government and the u.s. has resisted that. if we took a more forceful stance in the international community, we could build a coalition that could exert greater pressure. it doesn't seem like that's the way the white house is going to go. >> josh rogan, "newsweek" magazine, the daily beast, read his stuff, folk, at an important time. we'll keep an eye on egypt throughout the day as the day of rage protests are expected to intensify. plus, more revelations from nsa leaker edward snowden that show the nsa violated american's privacy thousands of times. can twitter predict election winners? the author of a new st
you talk about secretary hagel calling every day to no avail. what can we do? there's a lot of criticism over what the administration is doing or maybe not doing. what can we do in your opinion? >> now obama finds himself with limited options but there still are some. we're living in a world where america by itself can't do much. what the obama administration could do is cowelless international action. there's a call for an event to criticize the egyptian government and the u.s. has...
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others in the room included as you know chuck hagel, john brennan was there, eric holder. we're told the secretary of state john kerry participated in this call. he is out of town but did it by conference. chris? >> couple of points here. first of all, you read -- of course i agree with you, that's the nut of the statement by the president. but he didn't say -- he said how concerned we are as a country. at the fact of this military coup overthrowing the elected president mohammed morsi. but he doesn't call for the reinstallation, restoration of morsi's regime. he says, basically, called to election, in a way, aren't we saying thanks for doing that, we can't agree with the way you did it but we like the results and all we want is a new election? >> well, perhaps, i think that's a pretty decent way to put it, one of the other points we're browsing through this e-mail we got from the white house a short time ago. he said when the democratic political order that now takes over is put into place, it should include participation from all sides, all political parties, secular and
others in the room included as you know chuck hagel, john brennan was there, eric holder. we're told the secretary of state john kerry participated in this call. he is out of town but did it by conference. chris? >> couple of points here. first of all, you read -- of course i agree with you, that's the nut of the statement by the president. but he didn't say -- he said how concerned we are as a country. at the fact of this military coup overthrowing the elected president mohammed morsi....
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. >>> a new anti-chuck hagel ad has popped up. the ad is from a conservative group called americans for strong defense. at least five other groups from the right and left are a organizing to block hagel's nomination. the president out on tuesday. republican congressman paul ryan said both parties are waiting on the president. >> the question many of us are asking, is he looking to play politics or does he want to solve the problem? we don't know the answer to that yet. we know there are a late of democrats in kwg who want to solve this problem, fix this mess and many of us agree with that. >> white house correspondent peter alexander joining me live. on tuesday can we expect to hear from the president about actual legislation or is he going to give us more of the contours of what future legislation would resemble? >> he is diving head first into this major policy speech of his second term. it is going to take place in a state well familiar with the issue of illegal immigration. one of the risks of proposing specific legislation, a
. >>> a new anti-chuck hagel ad has popped up. the ad is from a conservative group called americans for strong defense. at least five other groups from the right and left are a organizing to block hagel's nomination. the president out on tuesday. republican congressman paul ryan said both parties are waiting on the president. >> the question many of us are asking, is he looking to play politics or does he want to solve the problem? we don't know the answer to that yet. we know...
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we heard defense secretary chuck hagel tell us that he called his count counterpart. is there any reaction to that in egypt? >> reporter: no. the egyptian government right now has officially been very tight-lipped. we've tried to reach out to various branches including the president, the prime minister, the military. none have made any public comments on the u.s. statement. so you get a sense that perhaps it is causing a little bit of discussion within the egyptian government. the interesting point in the u.s. announcement was that it was a public rebuke of the egyptian military. there is a whole host of issues that the united states government could have taken against the interim government. instead, they decided to cancel military training exercises with their egyptian counter parts. that will be a rebuke by the way the military is conducting itself. nonetheless, some are saying that is insignificant, that the united states simply canceling a military exercise is not enough to put the pressure on the egyptian military and the government to try to reverse course with
we heard defense secretary chuck hagel tell us that he called his count counterpart. is there any reaction to that in egypt? >> reporter: no. the egyptian government right now has officially been very tight-lipped. we've tried to reach out to various branches including the president, the prime minister, the military. none have made any public comments on the u.s. statement. so you get a sense that perhaps it is causing a little bit of discussion within the egyptian government. the...
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so this month, the defense secretary chuck hagel had to issue a memo to senior leaders ordering that while they can publicly condemn sexual assault and other behaviors, judicial decisions must be based on fact and independent judgment. now, he also announced an internal plan designed to address the estimated 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual contact that were reported just last year. the plan includes legal representation for victim, signing jag officers to hearing and establishing greater oversight over the prosecution of the crime. as secretary hagel fends off outside critics who say they cannot be handled within the military chain of command, internally he is trying the reforce idea that publicly condemning sexual assault can't be used as a defense against charges. meanwhile on capitol hill, a showdown is expected later this fall between two factions of lawmaker on. one side, led by missouri senator claire mccass kell would preserve it. and her colleague wants to take the prosecution outside the chain of command. and shouldn't that be where we go? let's take any unlawful command inf
so this month, the defense secretary chuck hagel had to issue a memo to senior leaders ordering that while they can publicly condemn sexual assault and other behaviors, judicial decisions must be based on fact and independent judgment. now, he also announced an internal plan designed to address the estimated 26,000 cases of unwanted sexual contact that were reported just last year. the plan includes legal representation for victim, signing jag officers to hearing and establishing greater...
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defense secretary chuck hagel says the u.s. is reviewing every aspect of our relationship with egypt. >> our ability to influence the outcome in egypt is limited. it's up to the egyptian people. and they are a large, great sovereign nation. >>> an unprecedented move in pakistan. the former military dictator is facing murder charges stemming from a 2007 assassination of prime minister bhutto. prosecutors say musharraf committed terrorism by aiding in the killing. he's plead not guilty. bhutto was killed during a gun and bomb attack during a 2007 rally. prosecutes say musharraf failed to prevent her assassination. >>> dick vandyke survived a close call monday. the 87-year-old actor was reportedly slumped over the steering wheel when a passerby pulled him from a burning car. the california highway patrol determined he sustained no injuries. it's possible that a flat tire may have ignited and caused that huge blaze. showing his trademark sense of humor about the whole situation, vandyke tweeted this photo with the caption, used jag
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a joint news conference yesterday between hagel and karzai was canceled yesterday. where do we stand this morning? >> surprising a war of words this late stage. this isn't spring training. this is late fourth quarter and we have this escalating war of words. has led to the cancellation of the joint press conference at the end of such a visit. look at a couple of things that happened and some that didn't happen during the week while secretary hagel was here visiting afghanistan as secretary. on saturday supposed to be an official handover ceremony. it would be in karzai's cap. it didn't happen. because of a last-minute dispute over who would have the final say, the u.s. or the afghanis on which prisoners were considered high value prisoners or high risk pri risk prisoners. a demand by karzai last month that u.s. and special forces withdrawal from a kabul suburb. he gave a two-week deadline. while the deadline is now passed. the special forces are still here. that didn't happen. think of what did happen. reported over the weekend those two terrible suicide bombing att
a joint news conference yesterday between hagel and karzai was canceled yesterday. where do we stand this morning? >> surprising a war of words this late stage. this isn't spring training. this is late fourth quarter and we have this escalating war of words. has led to the cancellation of the joint press conference at the end of such a visit. look at a couple of things that happened and some that didn't happen during the week while secretary hagel was here visiting afghanistan as...
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>>> then, defense secretary chuck hagel heads to capitol hill to explain the administration's decision to release five senior taliban detainees in exchange for p.o.w. army sergeant bowe bergdahl. >>> and we're monitoring live pictures from oregon where officials will provide a live update on tuesday's deadly shooting at reynolds high school near portland. >>> but we start with what is arguably the biggest election story of the year so far. the defeat of soon-to-be ex-majority leader eric cantor. cantor is expected to announce later today he is stepping down from that position perhaps a t the end of july. needless to say, it has been a stunning 24 hours for mr.
>>> then, defense secretary chuck hagel heads to capitol hill to explain the administration's decision to release five senior taliban detainees in exchange for p.o.w. army sergeant bowe bergdahl. >>> and we're monitoring live pictures from oregon where officials will provide a live update on tuesday's deadly shooting at reynolds high school near portland. >>> but we start with what is arguably the biggest election story of the year so far. the defeat of soon-to-be...
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especially with the appointment of john brennan and as we look at john kerry and chuck hagel. in terms of u.s. national security and foreign policy, the get month trials, however, we -- there was a lot of discussion, a lot of hub bub when they were going to be in new york, but here they are beginning in guantanamo bay, and there is very little discussion about the fact that they are happening there. you guys have challenged the sort of legitimacy of these. the nation writes today "at guantanamo the government is still making up the law as it goes along. the military commissions are just one piece of a larger disturbing trend towards centralized presidential power with virtually no oversight or transparency. your thoughts on that? >> well, the problem both with guantanamo and with targeted killing is we have rule of law violations and also we have national security problems continuing when we keep guantanamo open and use targeted drone killings as a centerpiece of our foreign policy. so let's talk about guantanamo. the military commissions are dogged today by the same issues th
especially with the appointment of john brennan and as we look at john kerry and chuck hagel. in terms of u.s. national security and foreign policy, the get month trials, however, we -- there was a lot of discussion, a lot of hub bub when they were going to be in new york, but here they are beginning in guantanamo bay, and there is very little discussion about the fact that they are happening there. you guys have challenged the sort of legitimacy of these. the nation writes today "at...
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you heard chuck hagel yesterday. is any of this resonating with the current leadership of egypt? >> well, the egyptian government has repeatedly said this was an internal matter. this was a war on terrorism. in fact, general assisi, the man who removed morsi addressed senior officers and police. he thanked every country who has stood by egypt throughout the course of the last several weeks, saudi arabia, gulf countries. he did not mention united states, largest supporter of egyptian military, no mention whatsoever of the u.s. position or the u.s. role. that certainly did catch people here somewhat by surprise. the egyptian government has been ascertaining this is an internal matter, it will resolve its differences internally. it was not up to any powers to intervene in its domestic affairs, chuck. >> ayman, we talked earlier, it's not news he's somebody who will blindly throw out accusations with not a lot behind them. sometimes this is about domestic politics. clearly there is almost no relationship with the current egyptian ruling class and turkey at this point. is that correct
you heard chuck hagel yesterday. is any of this resonating with the current leadership of egypt? >> well, the egyptian government has repeatedly said this was an internal matter. this was a war on terrorism. in fact, general assisi, the man who removed morsi addressed senior officers and police. he thanked every country who has stood by egypt throughout the course of the last several weeks, saudi arabia, gulf countries. he did not mention united states, largest supporter of egyptian...
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jim, good morning. >> good morning. >> when did hagel make this decision? i heard it was a little bit back. >> it was several weeks ago as we understand it that he had decided if civilian employees in the pentagon were to be furlo h furloughed, during that 14-week period they would get a 20% cut in their pay that he too would take a 20% cut with whatever the other civilian workforce would have to take. >> speaking of cuts. he's sounding the same warnings now that leon panetta was sounding a couple weeks ago. haggel is saying the cuts to th pentagon are going to devastate the agency. and military readies readiness. >> we started to draw down in afghanistan and everybody here in uniform realized that cuts are coming. managing those cuts is what's important and the trillion dollars you're talking about, 500 billion of that, was already imposed and it began under defense secretary bob gates and so then the additional 500,000 or so or 500 billion or so came under this sequestration. so the u.s. military is already preparing for drastic cuts and quite frankly the
jim, good morning. >> good morning. >> when did hagel make this decision? i heard it was a little bit back. >> it was several weeks ago as we understand it that he had decided if civilian employees in the pentagon were to be furlo h furloughed, during that 14-week period they would get a 20% cut in their pay that he too would take a 20% cut with whatever the other civilian workforce would have to take. >> speaking of cuts. he's sounding the same warnings now that leon...
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are you leaning in either direction on chuck hagel? >> i'm inclined to listen to the hearing and then talk with chuck whom i know, and ask him some questions. then i'll make a decisioning. >> you don't sound like you're ready then. >> no, i can't say it any plainer than that. >> fair enough. senator lamar alexander, senior senator from tennessee. thank you, sir. >> thank you, chuck. >>> developing now, we just learned that massachusetts governor deval patrick will name his temporary place holder appointment at 11:00 a.m. today. remember how this massachusetts law works. they have to appoint somebody who cannot run for the position. that's what he's doing today. will it be vickie kennedy, barney frank, will it be somebody that washington doesn't know? but that duval does? coming up, the stock market was pubbing near all-time highs. how will wall street react to the news that the economy shrank last quarter? plus we're live in cairo where violence rages for a seventh straight day. the political paralysis cos end up forcing the military t
are you leaning in either direction on chuck hagel? >> i'm inclined to listen to the hearing and then talk with chuck whom i know, and ask him some questions. then i'll make a decisioning. >> you don't sound like you're ready then. >> no, i can't say it any plainer than that. >> fair enough. senator lamar alexander, senior senator from tennessee. thank you, sir. >> thank you, chuck. >>> developing now, we just learned that massachusetts governor deval...
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but interesting, you know look, bob gates, chuck hagel. james comey at least proposed. you have a number of republicans that president, ray lahood. a number of republicans president obama has tapped to be members of his cabinet or sort of senior administration positions. >> and finally, this could be everybody's favorite new senator, freshman senator last night at a new york republican fundraiser, ted cruz, praising some of his colleagues. >> if you sit back and you list, who are the brightest stars in the republican party, who are the most effective advocates for free market principles, you come up with names like marco rubio, mike lee, rand paul, pat toomey, scott walker. you have to go back to world war ii to see such a transformation of the people leading the fight, leading the argument for conservative principles being an entirely new generation of leaders. >> so who is not mentioned there? john mccain who called him a whack-a-doodle after he went after chuck hagel. >> a little revenge there. >> a lot of revenge and also associated himself with marco rubio. after a
but interesting, you know look, bob gates, chuck hagel. james comey at least proposed. you have a number of republicans that president, ray lahood. a number of republicans president obama has tapped to be members of his cabinet or sort of senior administration positions. >> and finally, this could be everybody's favorite new senator, freshman senator last night at a new york republican fundraiser, ted cruz, praising some of his colleagues. >> if you sit back and you list, who are...
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. >> and there's this, a new anti-chuck hagel ad has just popped up days before senate hearings are set to start on his nomination as defense secretary. the ad is from a conservative group called americans for strong defense. at least five other groups from the right and from the left are all organizing to block hagel's nomination. first though shame on you, barack obama. it was one of hillary clinton's most notorious quotes when challenging her 2008 democratic opponent, then candidate obama later shot back calling his opponent, quote, likable enough. the two have come a long way since then in a jooint joint interview airing tonight on "60 minutes" the president says he'll miss clinton calling her the finest secretary of state ever and wishes she was sticking around. nbc white house correspondent peter alexander joining me live now. peter, secretary clinton leaves the administration. what can we expect from the relationship between these two over the next few years? >> well, craig, given the amount of money that goes into a presidential campaign, i think you could say that's probably th
. >> and there's this, a new anti-chuck hagel ad has just popped up days before senate hearings are set to start on his nomination as defense secretary. the ad is from a conservative group called americans for strong defense. at least five other groups from the right and from the left are all organizing to block hagel's nomination. first though shame on you, barack obama. it was one of hillary clinton's most notorious quotes when challenging her 2008 democratic opponent, then candidate...
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secretary hagel is right. our influence is limited but it rema remains. we still have influence and it's important to not take actions that limit our limited influence even further. let's remember, this is as process that's going to take a long time to play out and we need to play a long game, not a short game. which means we need influence, we need relationships and we should not take steps that unilaterally limit our ability to influence thinking. >> so interesting, though, to see with the potential release of former president mubarak, a point where you could almost be returning to the pre-arab spring egypt with all of this generals and military in control and mubarak essentially released from prison? >> it might look like that. i along with most observers in the middle east believe there's no turning back. that when mubarak left office, egypt fundamentally changed. the question is, what it will look like in the future. i think president obama and the administration is absolutely right when they say they want and america wants inclusive tolerant institu
secretary hagel is right. our influence is limited but it rema remains. we still have influence and it's important to not take actions that limit our limited influence even further. let's remember, this is as process that's going to take a long time to play out and we need to play a long game, not a short game. which means we need influence, we need relationships and we should not take steps that unilaterally limit our ability to influence thinking. >> so interesting, though, to see with...
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but defense secretary chuck hagel said this is not a slippery slope. >> we're not going back into iraq in any of the same combat mission dimensions that we once were in in iraq. >> thousands of members of a minority christian sect remain stuck on sinjar mountain with limited food and water after isis fighters forced them from their homes. the u.s. advisers will try to determine a way to get them to safety. nbc's keir simmons talked to refugees who are starting to grow desperate. >> we need obama help us. >> why? what do you need him to do? >> we need food, everything. >> meanwhile, the u.s. is continuing to send weapons to kurdish fighters and france has announced it will start supplying arms as well. the u.s. is also keeping up air strikes against isis positions, but the pace of those strikes has slowed. over the last two days, u.s. military officials have stressed that the strikes effectively is limited. martin dempsey told "usa today" and i quote, the pace at which isis was advancing has been abated. it doesn't mean it will stay abated. while the fighting goes on in the north, new a
but defense secretary chuck hagel said this is not a slippery slope. >> we're not going back into iraq in any of the same combat mission dimensions that we once were in in iraq. >> thousands of members of a minority christian sect remain stuck on sinjar mountain with limited food and water after isis fighters forced them from their homes. the u.s. advisers will try to determine a way to get them to safety. nbc's keir simmons talked to refugees who are starting to grow desperate....
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take a listen to defense secretary chuck hagel and respond. >> our ability to influence the outcome in egypt is limited. it's up to the egyptian people. and they are a large, grast, sovereign nation. and it will be their responsibility to sort this out. >> michael, is that the administration throwing up its hands? >> well, to some agreeing yes but also in response to reality. i mean, it's a candid take on the situation. our influence is limited. you know, even the money that we provide, the $1.3 billion in military aid, i believe that was the level that was set more than 30 years ago when we first started spending it, and it's never been adjusted for inflation. it's not worth what it was. it's laut a lot of its value. when you compare it to the more than $10 billion egypt is getting now from regional allies like saudi arabia and the united arab emirates, it's just not -- we're not the biggest player at the card table i guess you might say. so we have some long-time relationships there. particularly military to military. the united states still has prestige and influence around the worl
take a listen to defense secretary chuck hagel and respond. >> our ability to influence the outcome in egypt is limited. it's up to the egyptian people. and they are a large, grast, sovereign nation. and it will be their responsibility to sort this out. >> michael, is that the administration throwing up its hands? >> well, to some agreeing yes but also in response to reality. i mean, it's a candid take on the situation. our influence is limited. you know, even the money that...
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secretary of defense chuck hagel called his egyptian counterpart today and told him that the violence is putting our relations at risk. and president obama cancelled a planned exercise with egypt. >> our situation cannot continue as violence continues in the street. this morning we notified the egyptian government know we are cancelling our bi-annual joint military exercise which was scheduled for next month. going forward i have asked the national security team to assess the implications of the actions taken by the interim government. and further steps we must take as necessary with respect to the u.s./egyptian relationship. >> joining me now from cairo is nbc news chief foreign correspondent richard engel, richard? >> reporter: there may be difficult days ahead. this was clearly a warning today from the egyptian military. authorizing the security forces to use deadly force to protect themselves and "key installations." but undeterred, the muslim brotherhood called for a massive demonstration tomorrow and already picked out a location in downtown cairo. egyptian forces loyal to the m
secretary of defense chuck hagel called his egyptian counterpart today and told him that the violence is putting our relations at risk. and president obama cancelled a planned exercise with egypt. >> our situation cannot continue as violence continues in the street. this morning we notified the egyptian government know we are cancelling our bi-annual joint military exercise which was scheduled for next month. going forward i have asked the national security team to assess the implications...
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general dempsey having conversations with his counterpart in egypt as well as secretary of defense chuck hagel who spoke more than once with his counterpart in egypt as well. the relationships between the u.s. have been much closer to the military leadership in egypt than to the civilian government for years. >> peter alexander reporting at the white house. thank you very much. the crowds returned to tahrir square following a celebration to mark the removal of president morsi. we have the latest from cairo on that. the people have been heard. the reaction has been sent in and of itself. there is a pivot point between knowing what they got rid of and knowing what they get next. >> absolutely. that will be an important question in the coming hours. one of the things people are looking at now and especially since the ouster of president morsi, how the government is reacting. we are talking mostly about the security services and the law enforcement services. right now in the last couple of hours there have been quick developments. that includes a travel ban that has been imposed on former presiden
general dempsey having conversations with his counterpart in egypt as well as secretary of defense chuck hagel who spoke more than once with his counterpart in egypt as well. the relationships between the u.s. have been much closer to the military leadership in egypt than to the civilian government for years. >> peter alexander reporting at the white house. thank you very much. the crowds returned to tahrir square following a celebration to mark the removal of president morsi. we have the...